Rain Threat Looms: Will India vs England First Test

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New captain Shubman Gill faces tough English weather in the India vs England Test.

India vs England test series starting from June 20, will Rain Affect the First India vs England test match? The first Test match between India and England could be affected by rain, according to the weather forecast. When India plays England in the opening Test match on Friday in Leeds, rain could be a major factor.

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According to the weather forecast, rain and cloud cover during the Test match on day 1 at Leeds’ Headingley Cricket Ground. Team India will kick off their eagerly awaited five-match Test series against England. This series is named after two legends of cricket, Sachin Tendulkar of India and Anderson of England. The series is named as the Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy, similar to the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia.

India will play this series under the new captain, Shubhman Gill, who is just 25 years old. Team India has a new look without Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. The English weather, however, will present Gill and company with still another difficulty. The five days of the Test are forecast to be overcast, which will present difficulties for the batsmen. Rain is also predicted for a few days.

Rain is a typical aspect of English weather and is predicted to be a factor during the five-match series.

The playing XI for Team India may also be significantly impacted by the cloud cover and a chance of rain. In these circumstances, India might try to use four pacers and select Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, or Kuldeep Yadav as their sole spin option.

A number of Team India’s players will take comfort from their county cricket experiences in English conditions as they prepare for the highly anticipated Test series against England, which begins on June 20.

Shubman Gill, has experience of playing in County cricket in England. He played for Glamorgan in 2022. His average was 61.00, and he scored 244 runs in just 3 games and 4 innings. His highest score was 119 throughout his tenure, which included a century and a half.

One of the debutants, Sai Sudharsan, has also played for Surrey, demonstrating his versatility in new situations. He scored 281 runs at an average of 35.12 in 5 games and 8 innings. His highest score was 105, with one century and one fifty.

Northamptonshire also saw the talent of Karun Nair with an incredible average of 56.61. Nair amassed 736 runs in 10 games and 14 innings, which includes four fifties, two hundreds, and an undefeated 202 at the top.

Washington Sundar played for Lancashire during the period of 2022. He took eight wickets with the ball in two games at an average of 24.75, with his best numbers being 5/76. However, his bat did not do much, and he only managed to score 2, 34, 6, and 10 runs with the bat during his short stay at Lancashire.

New swing king, Arshdeep Singh played for Kent in 2023. Although he averaged a higher 41.76, he took 13 wickets in 5 games with best bowling figures of 3/58.

India vs England test series will see the classic competition of India’s bowling against England’s prolific batting, particularly Bumrah vs Joe Root.

India (probable):

1 Yashasvi Jaiswal,

2 KL Rahul,

3 B Sai Sudharsan,

4 Shubman Gill (capt),

5 Rishabh Pant (wk),

6 Karun Nair,

7 Ravindra Jadeja,

8 Shardul Thakur/Nitish Kumar Reddy/Kuldeep Yadav,

9 Prasidh Krishna,

10 Jasprit Bumrah,

11 Mohammed Siraj

 

England:

1 Zak Crawley

2 Ben Duckett

3 Ollie Pope

4 Joe Root

5 Harry Brook

6 Ben Stokes (capt)

7 Jamie Smith (wk)

8 Chris Woakes

9 Brydon Carse

10 Josh Tongue

11 Shoaib Bashir